Crossroads - Winter 2011

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talks by and with technology leaders and innovators

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A great speaker can make the di;erence between a good event and a WOW event!

The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the world’s largest educational and scienti;c computing society, now provides colleges and
universities, corporations, event and conference planners, and agencies – in addition to ACM local Chapters – with direct access to top technology leaders
and innovators from nearly every sector of the computing industry.
Book the speaker for your next event through the ACM Distinguished Speaker Program (DSP) and deliver compelling and insightful content to your
audience. ACM will cover the cost of transporation for the speaker to travel to your event. Our program features renowned thought leaders in
academia, industry and government speaking about the most important topics in the computing and IT world today. Our booking process is simple and
convenient. Please visit us at: www.dsp.acm.org. If you have questions, please send them to acmdsp@acm.org.
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Corporations Educate your technical sta;, ramp up the knowledge of
your team, and give your employees the opportunity to have their
questions answered by experts in their ;eld.
Event and Conference Planners Use the ACM DSP to help ;nd
compelling speakers for your next conference and reduce your costs
in the process.
Colleges and Universities Expand the knowledge base of your students
with exciting lectures and the chance to engage with a computing
professional in their desired ;eld of expertise.
ACM Local Chapters Boost attendance at your meetings with live talks
by DSP speakers and keep your chapter members informed of the latest
industry ;ndings.

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DSP speakers represent a broad range of companies, colleges and universities, including:
IBM
Microsoft
BBN Technologies
Raytheon
Sony Pictures
McGill University
Tsinghua University
UCLA
Georgia Tech
Carnegie Mellon University
Stanford University
University of Pennsylvania
University of British Columbia
Siemens Information Systems Bangalore
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology

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Over 300 lectures are available from nearly 100 di;erent speakers with topics covering:
Software
Cloud and Delivery Methods
Emerging Technologies
Engineering
Web Topics
Computer Systems
Open Source
Game Development
Career-Related Topics
Science and Computing
Arti;cial Intelligence
Mobile Computing
Computer Graphics, Visualization
and Interactive Techniques
High Performance Computing
Human Computer Interaction

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The same ACM you know from our world-class digital library, magazines and journals is now putting
the a;ordable and ;exible Distinguished Speaker Program within reach of the computing community.